Knives are everywhere. Everybody uses them, everybody needs them, and in Portland there’s no better place to get them. The Portland area is saturated with blades, from striking kitchen knives made ...

Rod Bremer followed in his boss’ footsteps when he left his job at Kershaw Knives to start his own knife company, Columbia River Knife and Tool. It was almost exactly what Pete Kershaw had done two ...

That’s right, the Assert’s almost-three-inch blade is made with S30V steel; the plain edge has an almost infinite number of uses indoors and out. At 1.87 ounces, the Assert won’t weigh down your ...

IN THE People’s Republic of Portland, every other block features an artisanal something—furniture, beer, food, soap…you name it. Strip away the earnestly hip Victorian-style waxed mustaches and ...